Period One
(1491 - 1607)
(1491 - 1607)
This crop facilitated trade between native tribes and allowed for native tribe to advance.
What is maize (corn)?
People from this European country came to the Americas mainly to improve their living conditions.
Who are the English?
This labor force was mainly used in the South for growing cash crops.
What is slavery?
Thousands of Native Americans died on this journey when the U.S. Army forced them to move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Trail of Tears?
Native tribes that lived near rivers survived and created permanent villages by _______
What is farming?
This was the central conflict between Native Americans and English settlers.
What is land?
This invention led to the growth of slavery in the Deep South.
What is the cotton gin?
The removal of this voting requirement led to more White men voting in the early 19th century.
What is property ownership?
This was the most profitable cash crop during early colonization and made Europeans a lot of money.
What is tobacco?
This religious event started in England and spread to the Americas in the early 1700s.
What is the Great Awakening?
The ratification of this document created a stronger central government in America.
What is the Constitution?
This law forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
This historical development occurred after Europeans began exploring and colonizing the Americas and led to permanent changes in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This European country focused on dominating the fur trade in the Americas.
Who is France?
Debt from this war led to the British imposing new taxes on the 13 colonies.
What is the Seven Year's War/French and Indian War?
The construction of these man-made waterways led to Americans creating new towns and cities in the West.
What are canals?
These companies funded voyages and colonization efforts in the Americas.
What is a joint-stock company?
This Protestant preacher was influential in spreading religious ideas throughout the 13 colonies.
Who is George Whitefield?
This political movement focused on spreading democratic ideals and influenced the American Revolution.
What is the Enlightenment?
This economic movement grew the U.S. economy and and led to Americans producing goods for national and international consumption.
What is the Market Revolution?